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Michelle GardnerArizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ)
E-mail: Michelle.Gardner@Gannett.com
Twitter: @MGardnerSports
About: I came to the area after 16 years with the Southern California News Group where my focus was high schools and local colleges but I have covered just about everything.


Ballot Score

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Feb 19, 2024Week 16 Rankings for Michelle Gardner
1UConn (62)
24-2Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 62 Voters
Lowest: 1 - 62 Voters
1550
Points
2Houston
22-3Actual: 2
Highest: 2 - 49 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 2 Voters
1473
Points
3Arizona
20-5Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - Kevin Sjuts
Lowest: 6 - 2 Voters
1373
Points
4Purdue
23-3Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 12 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Stephen Means
1414
Points
5Marquette
19-6Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 13 - JB Ricks
1144
Points
6Tennessee
19-6Actual: 5
Highest: 4 - Jay Tust
Lowest: 11 - Luca Evans
1230
Points
7Iowa State
20-5Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 14 - Nick Alvarez
1160
Points
8Duke
20-5Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Seth Davis
1116
Points
9Kansas
20-6Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Donna Ditota
1065
Points
10North Carolina
20-6Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 13 - Darnell Dickson
1044
Points
11Baylor
19-6Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Shane Mettlen
959
Points
12Illinois
19-6Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - Seth Davis
Lowest: 21 - JB Ricks
853
Points
13Alabama
18-7Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Dave Preston
803
Points
14Dayton
21-4Actual: 16
Highest: 11 - Scott Richey
Lowest: NR - Dylan Sinn
584
Points
15Auburn
20-6Actual: 14
Highest: 6 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - Dave Borges
690
Points
16Creighton
19-7Actual: 15
Highest: 10 - Rick Bozich
Lowest: NR - Bob Ballou
612
Points
17South Carolina
21-5Actual: 20
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
346
Points
18Saint Mary's
21-6Actual: 18
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
486
Points
19Kentucky
18-7Actual: 17
Highest: 13 - 6 Voters
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
540
Points
20Washington State
20-6Actual: 21
Highest: 14 - Brenna Greene
Lowest: NR - 16 Voters
215
Points
21Colorado State
20-6Actual: 22
Highest: 13 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - 23 Voters
171
Points

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22Grand Canyon
24-2Actual: 35
Highest: 22 - Michelle Gardner
Lowest: NR - 53 Voters
16
Points
23Virginia
20-6Actual: 26
Highest: 16 - Brice Cherry
Lowest: NR - 37 Voters
103
Points
24BYU
18-7Actual: 25
Highest: 17 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 34 Voters
123
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
25San Diego State
20-6Actual: 19
Highest: 14 - Dave Preston
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
374
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Texas Tech24-Florida